Chris Kyle News

Lansing -
The University of Michigan authorities cancelled a screening of the Iraq war movie "American Sniper" scheduled for Friday, April 10 after Muslim students signed a petition against it, but later reversed the decision in response to a counter-petition.

"American Sniper" played much bigger than expectations once again as it easily retains its box office crown.The estimate take for its second wide release weekend is $64.37 million. Going in, that figure was looking at around $40-50 million.

UPDATE: It looks like the movie that gained greater on the Martin Luther King Jr holiday was "American Sniper" and not "Selma." Add $2 million more to "American Sniper" as it beat expectations all weekend long.

Lancaster -
Chris Kyle, the most lethal sniper in American military history and author of the New York Times bestselling book, "American Sniper," and a neighbor were shot Saturday while allegedly helping a soldier deal with post-traumatic stress disorder.

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Former Marine Eddie Ray Routh was sentenced to life without parole. A jury found Roth guilty February 24, 2015 of murdering Chris Kyle, the former U.S. Navy SEAL whose autobiography was turned into the Oscar winning movie "American Sniper”.

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American Sniper is a drama about the late U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, played by Bradley Cooper, shown here on the left. - Former Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle (R).

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Chris Kyle, the former U.S. Navy SEAL sniper, was shot and killed with another man at a gun range.

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Chris Kyle, 'American Sniper'

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Chris Kyle was a United States Navy SEAL. He was the most lethal sniper in United States military history. Kyle was one of two men murdered at a gun range in Erath County.